Attachment for delivery-wagons



UNiTnn STATES PATENT @erica CALVIN SIIANKIJIN, OF DES MOINES, IOXVA.

ATTAC-HM ENT FOR DELIVERY-WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,167, dated June 8, 189'?.

Application tiled March 25, 1897. Serial No 629,198l (No model.)

To all whom zit may concer/e:

Be it known that I, CALVIN SHANKLIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city ot' Des Moines, in the county of Polk, in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful. Attachment for Delivery-VVagons, of

' which the following is a description.

The invention relates especially to that class of delivery-wagons which are commonly employed by grocers in cities and in villages in the distribution of family table and illumi- Dating supplies. In numerous instances in eiecting such distribution it has been found that when cans or bottles et kerosene, gasolene, and the like have been placed in juxtaposition with or in proximity to various preparations of edible products designed for table use such preparations have been rendered unfit for their intended use, either through leakage or accidental overflow of the kerosene or gasolene or through absorption of the highly volatile and pervasive odors which emanate from the cans or other vessels in Which they are contained. To avoid these `wasteful and pernicious results, I have conceived the idea of placing the vessels which contain such' kerosene, gasolene, and the like in a separate close receptacle or compartment of the wagon, in which they will be readily accessible, while escape of their injurious and offensive odors will be in large measure prevented.

lVith the purpose thus generally indicated in view the invention consists in various novel elements or combinations of elements involved in the construction of an attachment for delivery-wagons, as will first be described with particular reference to the details of such construction and then speciiically and distinctly summarized in the paragraphs which succeed such detailed description.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, which constitute a part of this specification, Figure l represents in perspective a view of the attachment, ltogether with a portion of a rear elevation of a wagon which has my containing-receptacle or attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents aperspective view of the frame of the attachment. Fig. 8 is a detail showing a modification in the construction of the supporting-flange.

rig. i is 'rear and front bars al? and am.

a detail representing a further modification in the construction of the supporting-iiange.

From the several figures in the drawings it will be understood that the bed-frame vv2 of the vehicle may in its principal parts be of ordinary construction, but that upon each exterior side of the frame, at the rear extremity thereof, is applied a bearing-plate p, which extends a suitable distance along the frame and downwardly toa point a short distance below the plane of the bottom surface of such frame, from which point it extends horizontally inward to provide a slide or way p2 to receive and support, by the flanges or rims fr r2, the attachment A.

The frame a of the attachment A consists substantially of the rear horizontal metallic bars at and a5, the front horizontal metallic bars a2 and a3, the left side bars a and al, the right side bars o8 and of', the intermediate side bars al and a, and the intermediate At the lower extremity of the attachment, upon the front and rear bars CL3 and a5, and upon the side bars a7 and a, rests a supporting-plate or floor am. Supported upon the plate or floor am are the vertical side Walls c and c2 and the front wall or casing c3, and these are additionally secured upon the exterior of the frame in any suitable manner.

Upon the upper extremity of the frame is ,secured the top plate or cover om. These inclosing Walls and the cover may conveniently be composed either of wood or of any suitable metal. If the cover be a metallic plate, galvanized or otherwise, its edges may at the sides of the attachment project suitably beyond the frame, as seen in Fig. 3, to constitute the before-described flan ges or rims r and r2, which enter the slide or way p2 and thereby serve to support the attachment, or, as may in some cases be desirable, the side bars or6 and as may, as seen in Fig. et, be of such width as to adapt them to enter the ways p2 p2 to support the attachment. A shelf or diaphragm s rests upon the intermediate bars d10 a a12 a, and the space above and the space below this diaphragm are divided into cells 72, and h2 by means of partitions g and g2, which are rendered readily adjustable through the provision of the grooves or cor- IOO outward. The upper door CZ is hinged at the.

front upper extremity of the attachment and has openings o o, by which, when the door is closed, it engages the catches e2 upon the lower door to hold the same securely in place.

The catches e2 may have a perforation e3 to receive the bow or loop of a suitable padlock, l

by which both the doors will be securely closed. Then the attachment has been moved to its place in the bearings or ways, a detachable pin, one or more, maybe inserted in' suitable coincident openings c o in the bed-2 frame o2 of the vehicle and in the flanges orl rims 10'2 of the attachment to connect the two rigidly together.

It will be apparent that by reason of the provision of Vthe close or imperforate cover,

bottom plate, and vertical walls the admission of dust or other injurious substances or elements will be eftectually prevented, and.

that because of thc adjustability of the vertical partitions cans or other articles of dissimilar dimensions may be inserted without liability to injury either through contact with each other or with the bodyof the attachment.

' The `invention having been thus described, what is claimed is- 1. The `combination with a wagon which upon the rear portion of its bed-frame has horizontal ways or bearing-supports; of the described chambered attachment, having oppositely-placcd flanges or rims which are adapted to the ways upon the wagon and are securable in position therein; substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with a wagon which is provided with coincident horizontal bearing- Ways a slidable attachment which has opposite flanges or rims, an upper chamber or compartment which is adapted to be divided into receiving-cells, a lower chamber which is similarly divisible into cells; and which has also upper and lower pivoted coverin g-doors which meet at their free horizontal edges, and in closing are locked, one to the other; substantially as speciiied.

3. The described attachment for wagons, embracing the metallic frame a; upper floor s; lower floor am; side walls c and c2; front plate c3; lower pivoted door e, having lugs e2 and e2; and upper pivoted door d, adapted to engage the lower door, and to retain it in its closedposition; substantially as described.

4. The combination with a wagon for grocers use, provided with supporting-ways; of 

